Speaking German and the problems associated …
Posted on March 27, 2007, under daily life, Living in Germany.
Today I was in the bakery with A, and I asked (in German) for my roll, a Jalapeño Cream cheese roll, “Ich hätte gern ein Jalapeñofrischekäsesemmel bitte“. Which I’ve said many times and gotten the right thing. But today I walk in and ask for the same thing, and the lady replies “Sorry, I do not know English“. Then I told her (in German) that I had ordered in German, and repeated it, and then her colleague came over and took the order. The strange thing was that the original girl didn’t come back to the counter, she just hid away in the corner until I had left ! Maybe she had the reply ready when she heard me and A speak English in the queue, but that means she didn’t even listen to what I had to say.
Other strange things that I noticed today was this German guy who hacked out the contents of his throat and nasal passage on the floor in the communal showers at the gym. I mean it wasn’t just once or twice, this fellow was constantly doing it. I know it will all get washed away eventually, but still hearing someone do this just turned my stomach !
2 Replies to "Speaking German and the problems associated …"
paul on April 4, 2007
ha ! 
It’s true that there is a family guy for every situation ! (like the simpsons)
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joe on April 3, 2007
reminds me of this Family Guy clip for some reason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklFxYN44CU